David Stearns was born on February 18,1985 and is an American baseball executive who most recently served as the president of baseball operations for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball.
11 Facts About David Stearns
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David Stearns graduated from Harvard University with a degree in political science in 2007.
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David Stearns joined the MLB Central Office in 2008, where he worked on the negotiating team for MLB's collective bargaining agreement.
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David Stearns spent his last 13 months in the central office as manager of labor relations, where he aided teams going through the process of salary arbitration.
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At his introductory press conference, David Stearns endorsed Craig Counsell as the Brewers' manager.
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David Stearns fired five of the Brewers' seven coaches, and began to restructure the front office by reassigning Gord Ash, the assistant general manager, and Reid Nichols, the farm director within the organization, and hiring Matt Arnold from the Tampa Bay Rays as assistant general manager.
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In 2018, David Stearns signed free agents Lorenzo Cain and Jhoulys Chacin, and executed the trade for Christian Yelich, who won the National League MVP in his first season as a Brewer.
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David Stearns finished second in the MLB Executive of the Year voting, but was the highest-voted NL executive.
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On October 27,2022, the Brewers announced that David Stearns was stepping down as president of baseball operations and moving into an advisory role with ownership.
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David Stearns is generally considered to have presided over the most successful stretch in Brewers history, guiding the organization to four consecutive playoff appearances from 2018 - 2021, and earned the reputation as one of the most respected executives in Major League Baseball.
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David Stearns remains under contract with the Brewers through the 2023 season.